Questions You Thought Were Too Dumb to Ask (Pipes Edition)

[Branzig]

Here's another question I've always thought was too dumb to ask. On the cigar side most people take pictures of their cigars for the "What are you smoking" thread. Why don't we do as many pics on the pipe side?

Us pipers are so busy fiddling with our lit pipes, we don't gotz no time to take a picture too!

But honestly I don't know why. I'm usually just too lazy I guess haha.

[JustTroItIn]

Here's another question I've always thought was too dumb to ask. On the cigar side most people take pictures of their cigars for the "What are you smoking" thread. Why don't we do as many pics on the pipe side?

I actually take quite a few pictures....but I haven't been posting them here. Back in Sept when Puff had its second (for me) extended outage, I joined another forum and I'm still quite active there. I post in their thread and sometimes people can get crotchety about cross posting (this comes from my experience with many different hobby forums, I have never been chastised for it here). I still do it if I think the content is worth it (for instance my Peg Board thread), but haven't been for things like what are you smoking.

That being said, it only takes a few seconds to post it again if peeps want to know what I'm smoking and the cross post isn't offensive.

[Cardinal]

I actually take quite a few pictures....but I haven't been posting them here. Back in Sept when Puff had its second (for me) extended outage, I joined another forum and I'm still quite active there. I post in their thread and sometimes people can get crotchety about cross posting (this comes from my experience with many different hobby forums, I have never been chastised for it here). I still do it if I think the content is worth it (for instance my Peg Board thread), but haven't been for things like what are you smoking.

That being said, it only takes a few seconds to post it again if peeps want to know what I'm smoking and the cross post isn't offensive.

I know I'd enjoy seeing the pipes, but I don't smoke and peruse the thread often enough that I'd want to ask anyone to change anything for me.

I was wondering if it was just one of those "this is just kinda how we've always done it" things, or if pipe pics were verboten or something.

[Horseshoe]

I left my pipe in my truck over the night. It was below freezing. I am assuming the pipe is fine, but I should let the pipe rest a while before using it. Is this correct?

My Sav has a balsa filter. I don't mind the filter as it doesn't seem to impede anything. How often should the filter get replaced? What is the difference between Balsa and paper filters? What is the main purpose for the Balsa filter?

[JustTroItIn]

I left my pipe in my truck over the night. It was below freezing. I am assuming the pipe is fine, but I should let the pipe rest a while before using it. Is this correct?

My Sav has a balsa filter. I don't mind the filter as it doesn't seem to impede anything. How often should the filter get replaced? What is the difference between Balsa and paper filters? What is the main purpose for the Balsa filter?

I would at the very least let it return to room temperature. I can't answer your question on the filters as I don't use them.

[Nachman]

I left my pipe in my truck over the night. It was below freezing. I am assuming the pipe is fine, but I should let the pipe rest a while before using it. Is this correct?

My Sav has a balsa filter. I don't mind the filter as it doesn't seem to impede anything. How often should the filter get replaced? What is the difference between Balsa and paper filters? What is the main purpose for the Balsa filter?

The Balsa filters absorb moisture rather than filter. The paper filters trap tar. A good substitute for a paper filter which will restrict the smoke less and affect the flavour less is to take a pipe cleaner and cut it in half, then fold the half pipe cleaner in half. Insert your pipe cleaner filter into the filter chamber with the point toward the bowl. This is cheaper and in my opinion much better than a store bought filter. It traps quite a bit of tar and does not affect the flavour. I personally smoke without a filter and just use more pipe cleaners to clean the filter chamber.

[JustTroItIn]

Just for you.

http://www.cigarbum.com/forum/showth...e-Today/page39

[GWBowman]

Usually pipe tobacco gets put in a jar, or maybe a ziploc in a tupperware if you got it from someone else. Doesn't seem to have the same allure as a cigar with a nice band. Some people have beautiful pipes and they are nice to see. My stems have not had the outside cleaned and polished in...forever. Sometimes it's neat to get a glimpse around/behind the pipe of some people's cellar or smoking area. I like when people take a pic of the pipe and hold it up to reveal a pretty view from their porch or something along that line.

[Horseshoe]

What do you all do with empty pipe tins? Just toss them?

[Tobias Lutz]

What do you all do with empty pipe tins? Just toss them?

Every once in a while I get one with a painted lid, like they ALL used to be. I keep those, but toss anything with a sticker on it.